Fishbowling - The Art of Internet Marketing

Over the last two years Google has been making a shift in their algorithm where they are now emphasizing “Authority” web sites.  What I mean by “Authority” is that the web site is given “Authority” from other web sites and from Google itself.
“Authority” is gained through the following items:

Content
Links
Web 2.0 

Content — Google loves lots of good […]

Being involved in the arena of business marketing, I am always asked about SEO (search engine optimization) techniques for websites.  To be direct and to the point, no marketing program on the Internet can be complete without SEO for your business website.
SEO techniques come in different “color hats”.  What I mean is that there are […]

Good to be be back.
I have been ill for about a week now and my wife who had been bitten by the “flu bug” before me is still down and out.  The funny thing is, she had a flu test performed by her doctor and it was determined she doesn’t have the flu.  What?  After […]

I hope American Express doesn’t get upset that I am borrowing their line for my post title.  But if you are not thinking about this little item, you could be missing some big chances to do business.
I am always networking with people and looking to build up my businesses.  Even while I go about my personal life, […]

On Sunday, March 2nd, my wife’s mother passed away.  My mother-in-law was the matriarch of my wife’s family.  She was a widow before I met her having lost her husband suddenly due to a heart attack.
Ever since I have known her, for almost 13 years, I have found her to be a tough and amazing person.  […]

This is an old but true cliche — “you only have one chance to make a first impression”.  I am going to change it a little by adding — “so don’t blow it”.  This generally applies to meeting someone for the first time.  I am not going to cover making first impressions as far as meeting poeple.  […]